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This year I tried something new with my predictions, writing deeper posts on each one. I got to six, but I underestimated how long it would take to write 1,000 or so words for each post. I’m pushing past 10,000 words for the past week, and “predictions season” is pretty much over. I think it’s about time I gave all of us a break, and just got down to some rapid fire predictions. This will be my last predictions post, and most likely the one most likely to bring down my year end grade, because I’m just going to shoot from the hip. It’s something I’ve never really done before, but that’s why I’m doing it. These are notions, hunches, itches I’ve not scratched. But what the heck, this is for the fun of it. To them:

– Google’s Chromebook will triple its marketshare by the end of the year. I can’t figure out what its marketshare is now, but it’s pretty small. Another way of putting this is Chromebook will be a success this year.

– Obama will win the 2012 election, thanks in part to the tech community rallying behind him due to issues like SOPA, visas, and free speech.

– Both Apple and Amazon will make billion-dollar acquisitions. More interestingly, so will Facebook.

– Android will be brought to heel by Google, eliciting both massive complaints and cheers, depending on where you sit.

Hi John, I know its only 11 January but how about about this for a very cool heads up display http://www.reconinstruments.com/ Designed for skiers and boarders, it give speed, height, distance, time, etc info in a goggle mounted HUD. The advanced version adds comms and satnav. I’m sure you could mount one on your bike helmet!